Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity breast badge in silver

breast badge in silver

it is suspected that the medals made their way into her grandchildren's hands "to play with" and were found in an abandoned barn in Southern Ontario

the revere bearing a central wreathed inscription of “FÜR TAPFERKEIT UND TREUE” (“FOR BRAVERY AND LOYALTY”)

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with an assortment of attachments where applicable

Germany, Imperial. An MG 08 Desk Ornament certificate_of_authenticity breast badge in silver(Schreibtischdekoration Maschinengewehr 08). An MG 08 desk ornament, consisting of a scale replica of the primary heavy machine gun utilized by German forces during the First World War (with additional limited pre war and post war service), executed in olive drab painted bronze, featuring swivel action within the carriage, affixed to a marbled pedestal which retains a paper liner on the base to mitigate surface scratching, unmarked, measuring 7 cm (w)